Daily Kennebec journal., 1887-01-20
Legislative Notes.

An act introduced into the House yesterday
morning simply read: 1.-The dog is
declared to be domestic animal"
ES-G vernon Robie was in the city yester-
day and visited the legislature He returns
home to-day; week after next he will install
the officers of Oakland Grange.
The subscription fol the aid of Solon Chase
is making good progress. 1t is headed by Hon.
James &. Blaine, $50. A goodly purse has
been made up at Augusta and Auburn and
Lewiston.
Certain parties if they think they have a
case propose to carry the question of the va
idty of the European and North American
Railroads title to the lands given them by
the State, to the Supreme Court
The committee on the State Prison will
visit that institution next Tuesday; the com
miree On the State College 90 to Oronc on
Wednesday, the committee on the Reform
School 60 to that school on Thursday.
An act provides that ali steam boilers in
use snail be equipped with fusble safety
pug, excepting in the case of upright tubular
ooiItrs where the upper tube sheet is placed
aoove the surface line of the water.
Ihe act concerning the burial of soldiers
provides that the State shall bury soldiers
whose estate is not sufficient to pay the ex
pshses Of burial, if the sum does not exceed
coo. The cemetery shall not be that en-
p'oyed for psupers.
standard time is proposed for the courts
ADu an act was introduced yesterday that all
'Ourls and all State, county and town officers
!" 'he Transaction of their official business
'Aail De governed by the eastern division of
standard time.
Inc county commissioners of Somerse t
county have invited the legislature to contr-
'u'e Sooo0-an appropriation for necessary
1ePars on the county road leading from the
tofAs OF the kennebec river to the Canada
''ne' TINS road is said to be 45 miles long
ine committee on the Insane Hospital
'"i'ed that institution on Tuesday, went
N'oagh the buildings and took observations
:" 10 The needs and wants. One of the MEM
'efs SAYS that more room is needed and that
VIE quarters of the employees should be more
'0omy and better located
iHe temperance Committee has asked the
s'anty attorneys of Kennebee, Cumberland,
and Androscoggin counties to suggest
"A' changes are necessary to secure the bet
w enforcement of the present temperance
AVS Several suggestions have already been
,e'''Ved by the committee. The Temperance
uOuiniittee will give public hearing the first
Wednesday in February.
ne act in favor of county libraries pro-
''ues that the treasurer of each county shall
e" " the treasurer of the Law Library As
'''oh OF his county for the benefit of the
'NH'y law library 20 per cent. of all fines
''uaily paid into the county treasury for the
= 'a'iohs of any of the provisions of chapter
:, VI 'ne revised statutes, provided, however,
Tue sum shall not exceed $500 per
annum.
"e novelty in legislation is the bill for
Incorporation of the Marriage Benefit
'Oolation, before the committee on insur-
-'ce' Each single man who becomes
'er OF the association contributes one
a., "hen there is marriage in the associ
-. ahu member on entering wedlock re-
'ss one dollar contributions from his fell
n. members who have not yet taken the
hymeneal step.